Timing of dressing removal in the healing of surgical wounds by primary intention: Quantitative systematic review protocol

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 264-270

  Berg, Almuth ^a   Fleischer, Steffen ^a   Kuss, Oliver ^a   Unverzagt, Susanne ^a   Langer, Gero ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dressing removal; Nursing; Postoperative care; Surgical site infection; Surgical wounds; Systematic review protocol; Wound management

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84855741764     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05803.x     Document Type: Review

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